Editing/Rendering OOFEM documentation

You need to install a LaTeX editor to modify and update the OOFEM manual source files. Texmaker is one of the best editors for this purpose. Installing Texmaker and libraries that OOFEM documentation needs to compile. If you are here just to download the manuals I have compiled (April 2021) please scroll to the end

Remove password prompt to access shared folder inside guest Ubuntu virtual machine

If you are using virtual box, you may need to easily transfer files with the host operating system. This can be done through shared folder in Virtual Box setting. However you may not have permissions inside Ubuntu machine to access this folder, you may get an error or be prompted for password. You can add

Installing Git

In order to clone the repository using CLion, you need to install Git. Simply open the terminal (ctrl+alt+t) and use these commands to install Git: Update apt:  sudo apt-get update  sudo apt-get upgrade   Install Git:sudo apt-get install git-all     You can verify if Git is installed:  git version

Setting up the development environment: Installing CLion under Ubuntu

For our project, we chose to use CLion as a development IDE under Ubuntu. CLion provides a much more suitable environment compared to other alternatives such as Eclipse and it can be installed both on Windows or Ubuntu machines. Since compiling OOFEM under windows is not continuously supported you have to set up an Ubuntu